How much do Industrial Machinery Mechanics make in Lubbock, TX?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Machinery Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $36,510 and the 90th percentile is $79,220. The difference is $42,710, which is 74.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,660 to the 75th at $66,910, covers $21,250.

The mean annual wage is $58,430, which sits above the median of $57,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lubbock, TX median is 10.7% lower than the national median of $64,520 for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,121, which is 2.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.9% lower than the Texas median of $61,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lubbock, TX is 91.317, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Machinery Mechanics at $63,121 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. Lubbock, TX ranks 5th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Midland, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $60,420 and employment of 2,630. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,080, against $63,121 here.
• Odessa, TX is 117 miles away, with a median of $60,190 and employment of 1,660. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,103, against $63,121 here.
• Amarillo, TX is 123 miles away, with a median of $59,590 and employment of 330. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,899, against $63,121 here.

Employment share

Industrial Machinery Mechanics accounts for 0.41% of wage-and-salary employment in Lubbock, TX (690 of 166,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (439,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.46 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.